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System i Disaster Recovery Planning
Mapping out all the preparations necessary for an effective disaster recovery plan and its safeguard—a continuous maintenance program—this guide is aimed at IT managers of small and medium businesses. The opening section covers the initial steps of auditing vulnerability, ranking essential IT functions, and reviewing the storage of tape
backups, with the following discussion focused on the elements of the plan itself. The plan includes a mission statement, a definition of disaster, the assignment of staff to teams, methods of compensating for human error, and standards for documenting the steps of recovery. The final portion of the guide covers the all-important initial testing of the system as well as the proper maintenance thereafter and weighs in on the pros and cons of using outside vendors for recovery systems.
CONTENTS:
Chapter 1: Building a Disaster Recovery Plan - The Need
Chapter 2: Vulnerability Assessment & Risk Analysis
Chapter 3: Conducting a Business Impact and Recoverability Analysis
Chapter 4: Critical Server Ranking
Chapter 5: Building Recovery Strategy Requirements
Chapter 6: Backup and Recoverability
Chapter 7: Your Business Value of Systems Availability
Chapter 8: Vital Records and Critical Data Offsite Storage
Chapter 9: Building Your Teams
Chapter 10: Effective Communications
Chapter 11: How to Develop and Document a Disaster Recovery Plan
Chapter 12: Effective Plan-Activation Procedures
Chapter 13: The Need for System-Related Documentation
Chapter 14: System i5/iSeries Restoration Procedures
Chapter 15: System i5/iSeries BRMS Restoration Procedures
Chapter 16: Testing Your Disaster Recovery Plan
Chapter 17: Plan Maintenance
Chapter 18: Selecting a Commercial Hotsite Provider
Chapter 19: A Family DR Plan
Appendix: Sample Documents
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